The Iran-backed Yemen-based Houthi militia has released the crew of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, more than a year after it seized the vessel as part of a maritime blockade in the Middle East during Israel's war in Gaza.

Yemen's Houthis announced the release of 25 crew of the Galaxy Leader, a commercial vessel seized in November 2023 in the Red Sea.

Yemen's Houthi rebels have freed the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a ship detained amid Red Sea tensions linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Mediated by Oman, the release follows a ceasefire in Gaza, but coincides with U.

The two Mexicans had been held for over a year after Houthis rebels hijacked their commercial ship, the Galaxy Leader, in Yemen.

The Yemen-based Houthi forces released the Galaxy Leader's crew, who were detained for more than a year, to Oman amidst a ceasefire in Gaza. The crew members from several countries were taken in November 2023,

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday.

The crew of the UK-owned commercial vessel was, which was seized in the Red Sea in November, was handed over to Oman in coordination with Hamas

Al-Masirah TV, affiliated with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, reported that 25 crew members of the Galaxy Leader ship have been freed after 14 months.